KIME NAMED TO CAL RIPKEN COLLEGIATE BASEBALL LEAGUE ALL-STAR SQUAD

Jul 14, 2010

BALTIMORE, Md. – Virginia Commonwealth University rising
sophomore Nick Kime
(Stafford, Va./Mountain View) has earned the respect of
his peers this summer playing for the Herndon Braves in the Cal
Ripken Collegiate Baseball League.

The infielder was rewarded for a productive first half with a
spot on the league's all-star squad and will participate in the
annual Mid-Atlantic Classic tonight in Bethesda, Md. The
inter-league matchup, which pits the top CRCBL players against the
Valley Baseball League All-Stars, is set to begin at 7:30 p.m., at
Shirley Povich Field.

Kime enters the all-star break second in the league hitting
.360, while collecting four doubles, one triple and a team-high
tying two home runs. The Stafford, Va., native has scored 16
runs with 11 RBI, and is 6-for-7 in stolen bases.

Each roster, which is selected by a committee of coaches, owners
and league officials, will feature 12 pitchers and 16 position
players. Three other Colonial Athletic Association schools
are represented on the CRCBL squad with George Mason left-handed
pitcher Chris O'Grady and infielder Nick Allen, Towson infielder
Austin Harclerode and James Madison outfielder Johnny Bladel.

It is the second straight year VCU has seen a player compete in
the Mid-Atlantic Classic as former second baseman Richard
Gonzalez (Caguas, Puerto Rico/PRBA) was a member of
the Valley Baseball League squad last season.